Doors Tutorial

If for some strange reason you find your hands bound together by a zip tie, check out this video to learn how to escape from one! Using a little bit of slight of hand, you'll learn how to break free from a tight zip tie, and as an added bonus, how to open up a locked door usin ...more

The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. Make a front door silk flower wreath that will impress your neighbors! Dana shows you some simple techniques to achie ...more

The garage is the largest uninsulated part of the home. Make your garage energy efficient and help cut heating and cooling bills with a little insulation. Watch this how to video and learn how easy it is to use reflective foil or foam core to keep the effects of the weather ou ...more

In this video we learn how to remove door material to install a mortise lock. If you live in an older home where you have to take out a chunk of the door to change the lock, there are ways to prevent doing this. First take a spade bit and slide it over the lock. After this, ta ...more

This video is about fixing self-closing doors. Doors close by themselves when they're not hung plumb, and gravity closes the door. The solution is to remove the hinge-pins and to roughen the bottom of the hinge-pins to create friction, keeping the door open. One removes the hi ...more

Let Home Depot show you what it takes to install a split jamb door and the tools needed for this relatively easy job. Go step-by-step in this straightforward project, from centering and leveling the new door to placing shims and where to drive the nails. For more, or to get st ...more

Removing exterior doors aren't as hard as you might think. Tim Carter takes you step-by-step through the process of taking out an exterior door. His tips will help you get the job done quicker and easier, while minimizing possible mistakes so you can install a new exterior doo ...more

What's the best way to bribe a bouncer at a club? It takes tact and strategy. Fold a bill up with the denomination showing into a tiny square. You must need a good attitude to get past the bouncer or the best table at a new restaurant.

If you have a garage door attached to your home, it's important to know that it's a space that needs proper insulation as well. Not doing so can lead to a room that is cold to walk into and can cause other rooms in your home to become cold as well. In this next tutorial, you'l ...more

Use the powers of lock picking for good and get yourself back in the house when you've locked yourself out! No need to climb through windows, this video shows you how to pick the lock on your front door. You need a tension bar and a lock pick. Pick the lock on your front door. ...more

This video tutorial is in the Home & Garden category where you will learn how to install an interior door set on a pre-bored door. For this you will need a tube latch, straight plates, door plates, two knobs, two sets of ring guides and a spindle. You will also need a tape mea ...more

Is a squeaky door in your house bringing you down, and making the house seem haunted? Well, it's a simple solution to fix. As Phillips Woodworking shows us, it's merely a matter of greasing the hinges. Once you get some WD-40 and apply it correctly, your door will make no more ...more

So you'd like to know how to install a door with sidelights, would you? Well, you're in luck. This handy handyman's guide will show you precisely what you'll need to know to get the job done (and well at that). For more information, including a step-by-step breakdown of the pr ...more

If your home improvement project requires you to cut an interior door, then this how to video is for you. Home improvement expert Danny Lipford get some great tips for easily trimming an interior door so it will fit in your frame.

The art of floral arrangement is a fun & valuable skill. Dana Plazyk lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. Decorate your door with a beautiful flower spray. Use silk flowers to create an inviting bouquet that will have your guests "ooh" and "ahh."

Removing wires from a 'trap door' switch can be a bit tricky to do and of course you don't want to just yank them out. If you get yourself a thin pick to fit into the holes and just circle the wire to hit a spring you need to push down in order to release the wire.

The Saturn S-series was one of the many beloved Saturns that are no longer manufactured, but if you have one and and the locks are giving you trouble, watch this video. It will teach you how to remove the door lock cylinder and door panels on a Saturn S-series.

Tim Carter of AsktheBuilder.com demonstrates a really simple way to fix a loose door knob handle.

Do you own a bunch of old looking books and have no idea what to do with them? Are you looking to spruce up a door in your home with some kind of decoration? Do you enjoy arts and crafts and want to tackle a project that is easy to make and results in something cool to look at ...more

Exterior door insulation is essential to keep out the elements. Tim Carter of AsktheBuilder.com walks you through the steps to ensure that your exterior door is insulated properly. Your exterior door will be sealed tight if you follow Tim's insulation tips about fiberglass ins ...more

Middle-aged man shows how to hang a door properly. Very thorough explanation and subtitled steps makeup this informative video. The importance of sanding the door to fit properly are covered in this video. Hang a door properly on its hinges. Click through to watch this video o ...more

Learn how to make a basic map, a door, and spawn points with a buyzone in Valve Hammer Map Editor. Usable in any video game using the source engine.

Just like windows and doors, using the proper insulation or seals can help prevent valuable cold or warm air from leaving your home. The same holds true for oven doors. If you have a worn or broken seal, your oven may not warm up like it should and you can be wasting energy. ...more

This tutorial teaches you how to make a headboard from an old closet door and a red recycled curtain fabric. You will need a closet door or plywood cut to size, batting, fabric, a staple gun, foam, scissors, a circular saw, and an exacto knife. Watch this how to video and you ...more

Redstone is versatile and can be put to a myriad of uses when constructing things on your island in MineCraft. This tutorial shows you a couple basic ways to start building with redstone, such as wired doors and solid walls. Part 1 of 4 - How to Use redstone to make doors, bui ...more

Tim Carter shows how to install an exterior door in this video. Exterior door installation is not too hard if you follow the written instructions from the exterior door manufacturer, and you have the right tools. The exterior door needs to operate smoothly, so it is a must to ...more

Want a change from the usual door wreath? In this flower arrangement tutorial, Sandy from Afloral.com shows you how to make a swag for your door. This is a great decoration to add to any door. Watch this how to video and you can make a door swag for your own home.

Have a door that is uneven and hitting the floor when opened? Adjust an uneven door with tips from a professional handyman in this free home repair video series. Part 1 of 8 - How to Adjust an uneven inside door. Adjust an uneven inside door - Part 2 of 8. Click through to wat ...more

Check out this instructional acoustic guitar lesson that shows you an easy chord progression and great strum pattern using the song "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan. When working on the strumming, just listen and play along. Try not to watch the screen. Music is all ab ...more

Meghan Carter demonstrates how to install glass in cabinet doors. With her tips, you can make your own glass cabinet doors for any room of your home easily and inexpensively.

Looking a for a secure and secretive entryway to your Minecraft base? Check out this video to learn a great design that uses pistons to make a trap door. With this trap door you can control who gets into your base, and who gets sent to the lava pit.

Watch these home remodeling instructions to help you learn how to replace a garage entry door in this free home improvement video series. Part 1 of 20 - How to Replace a garage entry door. Replace a garage entry door - Part 2 of 20. Click through to watch this video on expertv ...more

James from Handsome Alvin, the Australian, acoustic duo band who perform in pubs and clubs around Brisbane, wants to teach you an acoustic guitar lesson. This beginner guitar lesson is for how Handsome Alvin plays "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan. If you want to learn ...more

This video is about installing a bifold door. This door opening is 54" so we will use a 30" and 24" door to fit. To align the door: Scribe a line on the ceiling which is the distance on either side of the door opening. Run the line down the bottom so the hooks are in the same ...more

To install a sliding patio or deck door, first decide a practical, aesthetically logical and structurally sound location for the entranceway. Do not locate a patio door closer than 4 feet from any corner, otherwise the solid-wood sheathing or metal bracing at the corners could ...more

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how fix a unbalanced door. Steps: 1 Close door and check the spacing at the top and latch-side of the door. 2 Determine which hinge must be shimmed to adjust door and create even spacing. 3 Remove appropriate hinge from door and j ...more

This mapping tutorial shows you how to create an event to open a door in RPG Maker XP (RMXP)

Watch as a seasoned expert walks you through the steps of sliding screen door repair, from gathering your tools and buying the correct replacement parts to adjusting the newly-repaired door, in this free online video series about home maintenance. Part 1 of 14 - How to Repair ...more

Learn how to install exterior weatherstripping on a garage door in this free video series on construction and home repair and maintenance. Part 1 of 22 - How to Install exterior weatherstripping on a garage door. Install exterior weatherstripping on a garage door - Part 2 of 2 ...more

Creepers and zombies aren't very smart, but if you're on a multiplayer server for Minecraft, you're going to want to be able to protect your stuff! Here is how you can construct a locking door using cobblestones, an iron door and redstone.

In this video Bob Schmidt shows you how to prevent a draft from coming in from under your door.

Have a new door that needs installed? Well, first thing you're going to have to do is remove the old one, then you're ready to go! Check out this home improvement video tutorial on how to install an interior pre-hung door in your home. This are easy to follow instructions, an ...more

The materials you will need for this rank are an egg, and a door, and a foolish person. You should pretend that you are doing a magic trick and then get them to hold the egg through the crack in the door. If all goes well, they will be stuck holding the egg for a long time. Th ...more

Need to install a pre-hung door? Lowe's has your back. A quality front door makes a positive first impression on guests... not to mention, a weathered and worn door can compromise your family's safety and security. In this video, learn how to install a new pre-hung exterior do ...more

Ben for Mechanical Mashup demonstrates how to build a barn door halogen light system for a studio and how to establish right triangles and parallel lined without a square. It is quiet expensive to buy a barn doors according Ben, so it could be built by us. These barn doors can ...more